Remembering the day that the world lost Elvis Presley

It was a sad day indeed for music-lovers here and around the world, when 41 years ago today, ‘The King’, Elvis Presley, died at the age of just 42.

The singer, who shocked a generation with his gyrating hips, and topped the charts with countless records, was found dead at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. The cause of death was a form of heart attack.

Despite the passing years, Elvis’ legacy lives on, and his music is still popular today with young and old alike.

And as with many a momentous occasion, those who heard of his death, can still recall when and where they were, and indeed what they were doing, when the shock news broke.